Hey STG Followers!!! Some of you may know me from my sporadic cameos, but I am excited to takeover wifey’s blog for this post! I’ve joked around with Margret about never getting any goodies from her fame, but after hearing about the opportunity to work with Balani Custom Clothier, we jumped right in due to their awesome products and over all approach in men’s attire!

For those of you that aren’t familiar with Balani, they are a men’s formal attire custom clothier that has been in business since 1961, with styling studios all across the US. They can even make house visit; talk about service!  

I know most of you are more interested in wifey’s content and fashion tips, but we truly believe this is an awesome experience the man/men of your life should indulge in, so here is my experience!

I was fortunate to experience the custom process with one of the President, Christian Boehm, but after meeting a number of their stylists, I’m sure they all would have treated me with the same supervene session.  

From the second we entered their studio in Houston, I was impressed! This place is just simply cool! From the layout of the studio, to their complementary bar options of whiskeys and craft beers; this is a place I could hangout and dive in to some unique clothing pieces!

Christian is a mad genius who is incredibly passionate! Within 5 minutes of us talking, he had my style figured out! I even told him, it felt as if he had taken a stroll through our closet prior to our meeting. He began to pull fabrics, which are all unique and constantly changing, for us to look at and feel. They have options for days, so it was so helpful to have him point out some options that would look best for my skin palate and overall style. We talked about the prints, collar style, cuffs (even talked about watch size for consideration), buttons, linings, embroideries, lengths, etc; when they say custom, they are not kidding, no two shirts/blazer/suit/pants are the same! And as you all can appreciate, the fact that no one else will have the same piece, is quite unique!

One of goals from the session, was for me to pick some items outside of the norm. We selected some shirts with subtle yet noticeable touches. I can’t wait to show off these items while hitting the town with Margret!! There are two quotes that Christian stated, “A woman looks at a well-dressed man in a similar way to the way a man looks at a woman in lingerie”, and “A woman’s best accessory is a well-dressed man.”  So needless to say Margret is very happy with this collaboration. 😉

During our session, I told Christian that one of the frustrating things for me when buying formal attire is that since I’m tall and thin, it’s hard to get items that fit my body correctly. They are either baggy, too short, shirts cut is odd; you guys get the point! The neat aspect of the session, is that they take every possible measurement of your body in order to have a tailored fit. I recall something in the range of 30 measurements taken. Once they have all of your info, they send these to their tailors in order to cut every individual section of clothing specifically to your dimensions. I know I sound like a broken record, but this is as custom as it gets!